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No. 109,808. l lPatented Dec. 6, 1870.

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JOHN P. GRRY, 0F NEW YORK,

Letters Peten Ne. 100,808, aerea December 6, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT` IN RAILWAY RECLINIG-CHAIRS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent; and making pa'rt of the same.

platform or foot-rest is projected fiom'nnder the chair.

for the support of the feet of a person.

The object of this part of my invention is to make an easy reclining-chair, suitable for railroad-cars, to be simply worked by one movement of the hand.

The second part of my invention relates to the combination of a revolving base fitted with an Indiarubber pad or cushion, with arms extended and fastened on the inside of the legs of the chair, and Indiarubber casters.

The object of this part of my invention is to keep the chair in one place, such as may bc assigned to it in a car, and to enable the sitter to revolve it in either direction, right or left, without moving it from its central position on the floor, while thc rubber pad or cushion inserted under the base has a tendency to break the jar or shock of a moving car passing rapidly over the rails'.

Figure 1 in the accompanying drawing is a pcrl spectlve view of va railroad-chair embodying my inf vcntion.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, extended. Figure 3 isa view of the movable seat. Figure 4e is a section of thc base, showing also the metallicl cap and India-rubber pad or cushion.

General Description.

A is the lower frame of a chair, made of cast-iron of a lever, F, which hasalso a slot cnt in it, through f which' a,button or set-screw is inserted and worked, in connection wlth one ofthe slides, on the arm of the chair.

Bymoving this lever, when so attached, either' backward or forward, the back'ot` the chair is made to recline, or held firmly in its position.

By means of the but-ton or set-screw G the lever 'F is not only held rmly in its place in theslde on the arm of the chair, but it admitsalso of the adjustment of the chair-at any angle at the pleasure of the sitter. i

. Fastened on each side ot' the back of the chair is a short arm, H, which operateson a small arm or lever, I, which latter works on a center shaft, J.

`When the bacli of the chair` is thrown into a reclining positin by the movement of the slide and lever on its arm, the short arm H, operating,- at the same time on the lever I, throws out the small platform or foot-rest K in front"of the chair. The position of the latter when thus thrown out is materially strengthcned and improved by the two pendulums, L, which swing in an ontboardbctwecn the front legs of the chair.

In this way the chair is made toi-celinebackward, and the foot-rest is projected forward by the working of the lever F, or by means of a screw set in the arm et' the chair, or its equivalent.

To makel the seat of the chair more comfortable,

and to rise and fall at the pleasure ofthe person sitting on it, vthe shaft J passes through the lower part` of thc seat, and thence through the lower frame-work of the chair, to which it is securely fastened.

Under thc frontfpart ofthe seat,'and fastened also to thel'o'ivcr iiame of the chair, is a strip of India rubber or.cushion, M, upon which the fore part ofthe seat rests. e

This rubber is placed there so as to deaden the fall ofthe seat when it resumes its natural position, and also has a tendency to impart greater elasticity to it.

This elasticity is still further increased by a metallic spring, N ,which .is fastened to a shelf, O, attached to the lower frame of the chair, and on the top of whichspring the hind part of theseat rests.

The chair itself is made -to ,revolve ou a center pin,

l), which is A`fastened. to the floor of a car to keepfit in its 'proper position.

This base has four arms, T, extended from its center, thc en ds of which are securely fastened to the four legsof the chair for the purpose of connecting and revolving thesame laround the center pin P.

lust under this base is an Indiarubbcr pad or cushion, 1t, set in a metallic cup, S, through which the center pin P passes.

` The base, cup, and rubber pad or cushion are then securely heldin their place on the center pin by a nut, T, screwed on'at the top.

The object of this base is not only to secure the chair to the door, but, hy the application of the rubber-pad or cushion, and rubber casters V on the legs of the chair in combination with it, has a tendency to improve the elasticity ofthe chair, and break the jar or shock imparted to the seat; by the thumping of a 2. The combination of the revolving base, the cencar moving rapidly over the rails. ter pin P, the India-rubber pad or cushion R, theme- 0 talli cup S, the arms T, and the rubber casters V, mms' "substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore sot I .claim as my inventioi1 A forth. 1. The eolnbinationof the slides D with the slots JOHN P. CURRY. cut in them at E, and the lever F with the button or Y set-screw iu iti at G, and the levers H andl or Jheir Witnesses: equivalents, the foot-rest K and the pendulums L, CLARENCE C. SNEDEKER substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set HEMAN B. BABCOCK. forth. 

